Universities

International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme is a significant predictor of success in university

Over 1,800 universities worldwide recognize the IB Diploma Programme.

Visit our recognition pages to learn more about the resources we have developed for universities. These resources include an overview of the Diploma Programme for universities, research on IB students, information on IB assessments, briefs summarizing the curriculum and assessment for more than 20 IB courses, testimonials from universities and IB Diploma graduates, and more information about developing or enhancing recognition.

We also provide a password-protected online site where university officials and admissions officers can log in to find:

the course syllabus for each subject, which includes assessment information
recent examination questions
markschemes
student results (transcripts).

Please use the recognition pages, the secure site and support from the regional offices to create and update your own publicly listed policy regarding university recognition.

Your IB recognition policy

To help us keep our records of your IB recognition policy up to date register here, or log in to our secure site if you already have an account. We will display all public information on our university recognition pages, which you can find through the country pages.

With a secure site account, you can:

access IB curriculum documents (course guides, recent exams, markschemes)
have IB transcripts delivered by mail or electronically to your institution, and change the delivery address or the method of delivery
upload your institution's IB recognition policy.

Universities that recognize the IB diploma

You will find lists of universities and colleges that recognize the IB diploma on the country pages on this website. Please note that these lists are by no means comprehensive, and they are being continually updated.

IB teacher award

The IB is working with a growing number of universities globally to develop and offer IB-recognized postgraduate courses of study aimed to develop teachers' understanding of the principles and practices associated with each of the three IB programmes.

This initiative also involves the creation of an award framework for formally acknowledging this understanding and the commitment teachers make to their professional learning.

By successfully completing a course of study participants can register for an IB teacher award.

To find out about university involvement in the scheme, visit the IB teacher award page.

Global engage website

The IB Global engage website has been created to enable students, teachers, parents, school communities, IB staff and everyone associated with the IB to share and collaborate on the IB community theme: sharing our humanity. Find out more at the Global engage website.